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Argonia tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Argonia. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Argonia is served by 1 active community water system, together reported to serve about 455 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 106 violations across the community water system(s) serving Argonia, going back to the earliest EPA record. 66 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Argonia, City Of
455 served · groundwater · PWSID KS2019116 - Health-based Arsenic: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 37 times between July 2008 and October 2017. The EPA record lists a level of 0.012 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.01 MG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Health-based Nitrate: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 29 times between January 2007 and January 2015. The EPA record lists a level of 12 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 10 MG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times between October 2012 and January 2025. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times between June 2018 and September 2022. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Chlorine: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between April 2018 and July 2022. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 26 times between May 2005 and July 2017. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between October 1999 and July 2014. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.